Bengal on Sunday reported 727 new Covid19 infections, 745 recoveries and seven deaths, resulting in a drop by 25 in its active cases to 8,020 now.

A minister said the new cases on Sunday indicated people infected between November 12 and 16. Calcutta reported 213 new cases and one death.

North 24-Parganas reported 147 new infections and two deaths.

These are the only two of the state’s 23 districts with a three digit figure of new cases found in a day. Ten districts reported a single digit figure. Eighteen districts reported zero deaths on Sunday.

Calcutta, North and South 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Nadia accounted for 555 or 76.34 per cent of the new infections detected on Sunday.

In the 57 days since Bengal broke a 97day fall in active cases or count of Covid patients being treated, there has been a net rise of 346 in the state’s total of active cases, from 7,674.

The state’s recovery rate is 98.3 per cent, on a par with the national rate. Its daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.82 per cent on Sunday.

The state’s mortality rate is 1.2, while that of the nation is 1.34 per cent.

Bengal now has nearly 16.1 lakh Covid19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes over 15.82 lakh recoveries and 19,383 deaths.